Africa Workshop at NAFSA - San Diego, 05/00

http://www.nafsa.org/sandiego/registration/may29.html


Monday, May 29, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Workshop #27: Understanding U.S./Africa
Relations through Respect & Mutuality:
Building Sustainable Programs/Relationships Do you want to:
- host more African students on your campus ?
- build international programs with African institutions?
- start a study abroad program in Africa?
- learn more about education in post-apartheid South Africa?
In this workshop, international educators from all fields will have the opportunity to meet Africans from all regions to discuss in detail issues related to their specific area. This workshop will enable participants to incorporate Africa into their everyday work by examining the realities of working with Africa and Africans and ways to build more respectful and sustainable relationships. Chair: Christine Djondo, Senior Program Officer, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Institute of International Education (IIE), Washington, DC
Presenters: Funmi C. Huntar, Director, Educational Services Counseling Center, USIS, Nigeria; Tsegaye Kassa, Educational Advisor, USIS, Ethiopia; Roshen Kishun, President,
International Education Association of South Africa; Laetus Laegan, Executive Assistant, Free State Tecknikon, South Africa; Quinton
Redcliffe, International Student Officer, International Academics Program Office,
University of Cape Town, South Africa; Marian Thompson, Managing Director, Student Youth Travel Organization, Ghana; other
representatives from Africa and the United States.
Fee: $120.00 member, $170.00 nonmember
Limited to 60 people

NAFSA: San Diego 2000
Approved Workshop Proposal Short-Summary
Submitted July 1999
Understanding U.S./African Relations through Respect & Mutuality:
Building Sustainable Programs/Relationships

Chair:Christine Djondo, Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)/Institute of International Education (IIE), Washington, DC Overview and Introductions

Getting Over our Fears and Stereotypes about Africa and Helping Africans to Understand the Real USA, Interactive/Dialogue Session

The Role of African International Education Organizations in Understanding Africa and Africans, Dr. Roshen Kishun, President of the International Education Association of S. Africa

Inserting Africa into the Consciousness of International Education Administrators, Advisors and Professors and Helping to Breakdown Stereotypes, Misconceptions and Fears, Christine Djondo

The Role of Overseas Advisors in Sending Africans to the U.S., Nancy Keteku, Regional Advisor for Africa, USIS, Accra, Ghana

Opening your Mind to the Realities of Africa,Rebecca Zeigler Mano, Ed Advisor, USIS/Harare

Participants chose to attend A or B below :

A:Recruiting and Preparing U.S. and African Scholars and Students to Study and Work Overseas

Recruiting and Assisting Africans to Come to the U.S., Funmi C. Huntar, OSEAS, ESCC/USIS, Lagos, Nigeria

Recruiting African Scholars for U.S. NGO Participation, Tsegaye Kassa, USIS, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Selecting and Preparing U.S. Students to go to Africa (Study Abroad and Internships),
Martha Denney, Colorado State University

B: Building Mutually Beneficial Programs (Africa and the U.S.)

Building Mutual Beneficial Partnerships Between U.S. and African Institutions, Kevin Brennan, School for International Training, World Learning, Vermont

African NGO Services for Assisting Study and Work in Africa Programs, Marian Thompson, Student Youth Travel Organization (SYTO), Accra, Ghana

U.S. Student Perspective----Participant in a Zimbabwe Program

Reciprocity and Exchange Programs Between U.S. and African Institutions, An Example in Ghana, Ingrid Schmidt, N. Carolina State

An American School for Tanzanian Students, Dar es Salaam and Iowa, Ed Rauppe, Waldorf University

Groups come up with a plan of action for the session they chose

Presentations of Action Plans of Groups A and B

Examples of African Programs in Action:Featuring South Africa

The Role of African International Education Organizations in Understanding South Africa, Dr. Roshen Kishun, President International Education Association of South Africa

U.S. Students to Africa:A Hybrid Direct Enrollment Program in South Africa that gives Services to a Local Community, Stephen Burmeister, St. Johns University, College of St. Benedictine, Minnesota

Services Available in South Africa and Addressing the Crime and Safety Issues and how they Affect the International Scholar/Student, Quinton
Redcliffe, University of Cape Town, South Africa

The Role of Technikons in South African Education, Dr. Peter Pelham, Pelham Associates

Understanding South Africans who have been Historically Disadvantaged through Apartheid and the current Role Tecknikons Play in the field of Education, Dr. Laetus Lategan, Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor atFree State Tecknikon, South Africa

Advisors who will also be on hand are Laila Ganie, USIS Capetown and Roberta Paolo, USIS --Durban

Wrap Up and Conclusion, Evaluation: Engaging with Africa Beyond this Workshop Christine Djondo, IIE/CIES


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Christine Ann Djondo
Senior Program Officer for Special Programs
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L
Washington DC 20008-3009
Phone: 202-686-4004
Fax: 202-362-3442
E-mail: cdjondo_cies@iie.org